Percocet Addiction

The Evolution of a Percocet Addiction

 

How do typical Percocet addictions get started? Since Percocet (a 5 milligram formulation of acetaminophen pain reliever and oxycodone analgesic) is usually prescribed for patients in pain, the majority of opioid addicts begin their road to addiction after surgery or accident trauma. Percocet is a perfectly safe pain reliever when taken at doctor-recommended doses, although certain contraindications may suggest that some patients should try alternative forms of pain management.

 

Moreover, given the vast power of the American pharmaceutical industry, it’s no surprise that physician prescriptions for oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other semi-synthetic opioids have expanded significantly since 1990.

 

A Percocet treatment can become a Percocet problem after a patient becomes tolerant of drug doses and seeks ever greater quantities of opioid to generate the same euphoric and painkilling effects. Of course, developing a physical tolerance for Percocet isn’t the same thing as developing an addiction. To meet this tougher standard of dependence, a patient must suffer withdrawal when Percocet is taken away and must feel major cravings for the drug.

 

Please learn more general information about Percocet and its family of oxycodone drugs. If full-blown addiction leads to further medical problems, social issues, or even psychological troubles, detox may be called for. Although Percocet is a “lightweight” opioid -- at least when compared to OxyContin or certain formulations of hydrocodone -- abusive in-taking of the drug (e.g. crushed up and eaten or snorted) can lead to critical medical risks.